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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 1
1.
Why does Ms. Benson tell her class to put away their cameras?
2.
Why doesn’t Cam care about the “no camera” rule?
3.
What does Cam remember about Eric when she closes her eyes?
4.
Who is Janet Taylor?
5.
Why do you think that many museums do not allow pictures to be taken?
6.
Do you think it is good or bad to have a photographic memory? Why?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 2
1.
How do museums make models of dinosaurs if they do not find all of the
bones?
2.
What will Ms. Tyler be doing when she goes on a “dinosaur hunt”?
3.
What does Cam notice about the tail of the coelophysis?
4.
Why do you think Ms. Tyler is ready to laugh at Cam when she says
“click,” but her classmates are not going to laugh?
5.
Why do you think the dinosaur skeleton is missing some bones? Do you
think the people who work for the museum know this?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 3
1.
How does Ms. Tyler act when Cam tells her that three bones are
missing from the coelophysis skeleton?
2.
What does Eric buy for his brothers and sisters at the gift shop?
3.
How does Cam find out that she is right about the skeleton?
4.
How many bones should there be in the coelophysis tail?
5.
Where do you think the missing bones could be?
6.
Do you think Ms. Tyler has something to do with the mystery? Why?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 4
1.
How do Cam and Eric get back to the museum?
2.
Why does Cam want to return to the museum?
3.
Why does Cam think that the dinosaur bones must have been stolen at
night?
4.
How does Eric feel about Cam’s plan?
5.
How good is Cam and Eric’s hiding place?
6.
What do you think will happen next to Cam and Eric?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 5
1.
Why do Cam and Eric find it so hard to see the director in his own
office?
2.
Why is Cam surprised to see a milk delivery truck at the museum?
3.
What else is odd about this milk truck?
4.
Who do you think got into the truck at the museum?
5.
Why do you think the museum director does not believe Cam when she
tells him about the missing bones?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 6
1.
How do Cam and Eric follow the truck?
2.
Where does the Milkman take his truck?
3.
What do Cam and Eric see inside the garage?
4.
What does Cam think the man is going to do with the Brachiosaurus
bone?
5.
Why are Cam and Eric worried about their bicycles?
6.
Who do you guess is the woman at the Milkman’s house?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 7
1.
Who is the woman with the Milkman?
2.
How do you know that Janet recognizes Cam?
3.
Why do Janet and the Milkman plan to “bury” the dinosaur bones?
4.
How does the Milkman plan to stop Cam and Eric from telling the
museum director about him?
5.
How do Cam and Eric make use of the dog whistles?
6.
Do you think Cam and Eric will be able to stop Janet and the Milkman?
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Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 8
1.
How does Cam’s photographic memory help her make a quick escape?
2.
In what two ways does Cam show that she knows bicycle safety rules?
3.
How are Cam and Eric able to get away from the milk truck?
4.
Why does the museum director believe Cam’s story now?
5.
What does the museum director plan to do after he gets Cam’s call?
6.
What do you think will happen if Janet and the Milkman catch up with
Cam and Eric?
Name
Cam Jansen and
the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
Chapter 9
1.
Why doesn’t Cam think the dogs will want dinosaur bones?
2.
How are the museum director and his car alike?
3.
Why does the museum director say Janet’s plans for the dinosaur bones
cannot work now?
4.
How will Janet be punished for her crime?
5.
What does the museum director ask Cam when he learns about her
special talent?